ENG105: Writing in and about the Social Sciences

If you have problems logging into library databases, see: 

For quick overviews of your research topic, start with these encyclopedia-like databases.

• Mouse over for descriptions.
• Log in with your SUNY Adirondack username/password if prompted. 

For general subjects: 

For specialized subjects: 

Make sure to search the ProQuest Central and Statista databases: 

Fill in any research gaps with these article databases: 

Here are links to two article searches and an example of a peer-reviewed (scholarly) article.

• Click the "Peer-reviewed" limiter to get only scholarly articles.

This is an example of a scholarly article, found by clicking "Peer-reviewed" on the search page.

How do you know a "Scholarly Article" (also referred to as academic articles or peer-reviewed articles) when you come across one?

Articles in different fields may differ slightly. A scholarly article comparing two works of literature will lack data, graphs, and discussions of methodology. A scientific paper about a new medication SHOULD have all of these things:

Alternate search engines offer more privacy for searching the free web. 

This page describes how to do a Google Advanced Search:

If you're new to searching specific databases, these tutorials may help: